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Author Neil Gaiman Donates to Long Now Salon Project
The Long Now Foundation has announced that author Neil Gaiman donated a gift of $25,000 to the Long Now Salon project. We recently posted about…
Dirt Bikers Fall Off the Track in the Same Spot and Create a Huge Pileup
At the Red Bull Hare Scramble 2013, one of the toughest enduro races known to man, dirt bikers continuously fell off the track in…
Pianist HJ Lim Performs on the Hybrid Acoustic/Digital Yamaha Silent Piano
South Korean pianist HJ Lim demonstrates the Silent Piano, a new hybrid acoustic/digital piano by Yamaha, in this video shot on the Regent Canal…
A Visual Compendium of Sneakers by Pop Chart Lab
(larger) “A Visual Compendium of Sneakers” by Pop Chart Lab is a “meticulously illustrated collection of the 134 greatest sneakers in human history, starting with…
Weird Al Takes Over Yahoo! Music’s Instagram and Has Fun With It
“It’s always a nice surprise when long-lost relatives come to visit.” “Weird Al” Yankovic recently took over Yahoo! Music’s Instagram account and had some fun…
What If ‘Blurred Lines’ Were the Theme Song For ‘The Cosby Show’
New York-based Garlic Jackson Comedy has created a clever cover of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” as if it were the theme song for The Cosby…
Motorcyclist Notices Coffee Cup on Back of Moving SUV, Grabs It & Returns It
While riding down the road, Utah motorcyclist Bossaucey noticed a moving SUV with a coffee mug on its bumper. Not only did he grab it…
How Used Bottles Are Recycled and Turned Into New Bottles
NPR’s Planet Money looks at how used bottles are recycled and turned into new bottles in “Secrets From The Recycling Plant,” and also explains the…
Tile, An iOS App That Syncs With Small Tags to Find Lost Keys, Wallets, and More
Tile is an iOS app that syncs with small tags that you can attach to important belongings like keys, laptops, purses, wallets, to help…
Massive Sexy Statue of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy Erected in London Lake
A 12-foot high fiberglass sculpture of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice has been installed in the boating lake of Hyde Park…